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Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Thrifty Tablescape Thursday

I'm setting the table for breakfast tomorrow morning. We are at the lake, and have 2 of the Grandsons with us. They love to have me cook when we are at the lake especially. They have requested bacon, sausage, eggs, and toast. Of course there are also donut holes and cinnamon rolls to fill up those little spaces before lunch!

I'm sure everyone recognizes the old dishes I have at the lake. We actually got them out of the dumpster, someone must have gotten new ones. As one of my favorite bloggers said awhile back, Corelle isn't my favorite, but it sure works at the lake! The silverware is from my "hope chest" circa 1972. I got it out of "Duz" Laundry Soap, one place setting at a time. They have seen us through 37 years, so I guess that makes them pretty thrifty! Kinda funny how they match the dishes, huh?

We have a candle on the table that is in a quart jar. It's cinnamon apple, my favorite scent, always makes my DH think I'm baking something for him!

I have a friend who made me the below napkins rings. They are in a special little barn holder that stores them when not in use. There are 5 napkins rings, one for each in our family at the time she made them. The cows are salt and pepper.

In the front left to right is Emilie, Angie, and Jeff, and back left to right is Myself and Eldon. Notice that the girls all have blonde hair, which we do; and my husband even has a beard, which he does.

She took great care to make them pretty detailed. You can see the cow table cloth, and bandana napkins. I bought the bandana's for our son and DIL's wedding reception at our house. I think I got 20 of them so we use them for a lot of things.

Even the back of them are detailed.

They all store inside the fence, and the barn holds paper napkins too.

The back of the barn is painted in detail too, and this is an overhead view of the table.

What a great looking fun time. Thanks for your kind words for my daughter. I am so tired I can only respond to those of you who left a comment. I will be back in full force tomorrow. My heart is so full of gratitude for the successful surgery and all you deal blog friends.QMM

How sweet are those napkin rings? I love them :) And, by the way, what time should I be there for breakfast? Now I am hungry for Sausage and Toast! A little country gravy on the side please maa'm. Hope you have a beautiful week!! xo

You brought back such memories with those dishes, I ate off the same pattern of Corelle for most of my childhood, they're practically indestructible! Love your napkin rings and your tablescape is lovely!!

Oh how fun. I loved it. I hope you have a wonderful time at the lake. I came over from Candy's I think I followed your giveway button on her blog. I'll post it and put me in to enter. Nice to meet you.Sherry

I hadn't heard about your dishes, now that was smart to rescue them. Don't you wish more companies now would have giveaways in their products like Duz did. What cute napkin holders and how nice of your friend. Have fun at the lake!

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I'm a small town girl, who grew to be a small town woman, and now is a small town "Meme" joined with my small town "Papa". We pretty much live our lives around our kids and grandkids, even though they live 6 hours away. We are in touch with them daily through the computer and would give everything in the world to be able to spend more time with them.

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I have collected milk glass in all forms, shapes and sizes since I was 12 years old when I got my first set of bedside lamps from Stanhome Products. I had to sell a case of "Degreaser" in order to earn them, and I wanted them SO BAD. I have had people make fun of me for years! I have over 100 pieces and use them every chance I get to decorate, serve, or just look at. Until I came upon Susan's blog at http://betweennapsontheporch.com/ I had never found anyone else who had the same connection with beautiful dishes or anything even close to my interests. I'm no longer the odd ball, I have found people I can relate to and am enjoying the blog world immensely! Thanks so much to all who might be out there who have inspired me to come out of the "closet"! Ha! Sandi